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reefing

[ rē′fĭng ]

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Surgical reduction of the extent of a tissue by folding it and securing with sutures.

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Words nearby reefing

reed warbler, reedy, reef, reefer, reeffish, reefing, reefing jacket, reef knot, reef point, reek, reel

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How to use reefing in a sentence

In reefing the mainsail is accessible, and the absence of the long boom of the cat-boat is readily appreciated.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
They were divided into two watches, and their places for making and taking in sail, reefing and tacking, were assigned to them.
Down the Rhine|Oliver Optic
In the lull of the blast, the young commander overhauled the sail, and corrected the non-nautical reefing of his companion.
Down the Rhine|Oliver Optic
The wind steadily increased, and before long Charley saw the necessity of reefing.
Harper's Young People, June 21, 1881|Various

Here again it was—down yard, haul out reef-tackles, and lay out upon the yard for reefing.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index|Various